Palmer has promised to cut stamp duty for first homeowners, at an estimated cost of $13 million, and remove land tax, a further estimated $90 million, but he has failed to articulate how the state budget will be boosted after such a slash in revenue.

Last week, state party leader Kevin Morgan and Mr Palmer issued a statement saying the party would not be “engaging in deals or trading preferences in the upcoming state election”.

Somebody needs to remind them there is no need to do preference deals in Tasmanian state elections. Our voting system does not work in such a way.

And then there was the policy for creating competition for Bass Strait transport and freight.

It would dart between Stanley, King Island and Devonport — all without booking — for $50 a ticket.

It sounds wonderful, but for the fact it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars and be in direct competition with the state-owned TT-Line.